I ran two miles!

I didn't run it very fast, but I ran it. It took me thirty minutes to run it, but that is a start. I've ran two times in a week. So I need to get on it and do it again. It was way too windy to run outside today. I had to run on the treadmill. I didn't want to be blown away! YIKES!

My mom and sister are here. We're having a good time. The girls are having a good time with their aunt and grammie. :-)

I'll post my thoughts on being a mom when my mom is gone. I'm thinking about what I'm going to be writing. :-)

Spring Break fun with the girls!

Not just my girls. My mom and sister are coming for spring break! What fun! I can't wait. I'm not sure what we'll do, but I'm sure we'll do something fun! I'd like to organize something, or redo my dining room table and chairs. But if we don't get to that, no biggie! :-) It will be fun to spend time with two of the most important women in my life.

Finally! A picture of my Tattoo!

Here is a picture of my tattoo. Isn't it cute? Not your typical biker babe tattoo. My friend Kristi, that went with me, was thinking it was kind of funny to be pulling up to a tattoo parlor that was between two bars in a periwinkle beetle bug. hehe! Now that it is warmer outside, my tattoo can come out and play. One of the antenna is "broken" because I flinched. It sure hurt! But I think it is worth it.

One more week of school then it is spring break! I don't know how I'm going to make it the last quarter of school without any big breaks! YIKES!

1/2 price Sharpies!!!!!!!!

Wahoo! Sharpies! And they were 50% off too! :-) I've been wanting them, but didn't want to spend the money on them. I've been checking around for them. Today I checked at Staples.com and they were on sale. So I went over and got some! :-) I did a little happy dance. It's the simple things that make a teacher happy! :-)

Speaking of the simple things, I had a ball at school today. A couple of the teachers were going to make it look like Leprachauns came to visit their classrooms while their students were at specials. So I helped and added little green footprints to the tables, and spread some gold glitter here and there. It was so much fun! The kids were so excited. We had such a laugh. It was like Christmas without spending all of the money on presents. And the kids were just as excited about it. :-)

Maggie's new "brush!"

This is Maggie's new hair removal tool. I just brushed her on Sunday, as you know. HOLY COW! I only got one side of her today with this tool, but I got a ton more hair! It is called the Furmanator. Kind of a funny name. :-) I'll have to try to get the other side tomorrow. She didn't let me get her other side, and we had piano lessons to get to. I sure hope it works. It was kind of pricey, but is supposed to be worth it. It removes the undercoat that is the main hair that sheds. So hopefully the Dyson will be picking up less hair. :-) Maggie sheds a lot, so any tool I can use to help keep the hair out of the house is great. :-) I always joke that after I brush Maggie it looks like a bunny exploded in the yard! So much hair!

Maggie should be bald!

I brushed my dog today, and she should be bald! HELLO! Where does all of that hair come from? She is a 85 lb dog from the pound. She is possibly Boxer/German Shepard mix, and possibly 7 years old. She had a limp when we got her. It seemed like her hip was bad. She doesn't limp anymore. I make sure she get glucosamine, and a multivitamen, along with dog food for older dogs. Plus we try to walk her as much as we can. The funniest part about Maggie is she has no tail. That in itself isn't funny, but when she is happy the little nubbin wags. She has short hair, but at the tail area it is a little longer and you can see it wagging underneath the hair!

Anyway, after our walk to the park today, I brushed her. Sheesh! And then I still see hair that the bursh didn't get. I ordered a new comb that is supposed to be able to get the undercoat. I hope it works. She sheds pretty bad. And this time of the year she is losing her winter coat. What she has of it, since she is an inside dog.

She is the sweetest dog. I love adopting dogs from rescue or the pound. I don't think I'll ever buy a dog any other way. I do want a Westie someday, but will get one through a rescue. My family always rescued dogs from the pound. We have had some of the sweetest dogs, and I think they know they were rescued. So they were extra sweet. :-)

Joe's job worries!

Joe told me that Micron, the company they are contracted with up here, are not going to renew their contract with the same amount of help that they have now. They are going to reduce the contract. This may mean that Joe will be out of a job starting Jan next year! Even my friend Kristi's dh who is higher level than Joe is worried. I also found out that they told another company the same thing. And they put a hiring freeze in place. I sure hope that things turn around this year and they don't have to let Joe or anyone else go. Sheesh! I was going along thinking things were just peachy. That's what I get for thinking that. URG!

Bob Greene and "Get with the Program!"

I found my old book by Bob Greene, Get with the Program. The first step it to get moving and drink water, at least 6 - 8 oz glasses of water a day. I started this part this week. His book said that I should not weigh myself again until I start phase three. So here I am. I'll have to read and see how long phase one is. I forget. I followed this program once before and it worked. But something happened, and I got off of it. I can't remember.

Well, I have to go and drop off Jamie at a play date! TTFN!